: any of a genus (Reseda of the family Resedaceae, the mignonette family) of herbs. especially : a garden annual (R. odorata) bearing racemes of fragrant whitish flowers. 2. : a sauce made typically with vinegar, pepper, and herbs and served especially with oysters.
How to use mignonette in a sentence
- A delicious perfume of rosemary and mignonette filled the air from the little flower-beds.Maezli | Johanna Spyri
- Your roses and mignonette, the cabbage, beans and beets, the little fountain in the corner are so charming!Maezli | Johanna Spyri
- Sprinkle some finely minced herbs, mignonette pepper, and salt over them.Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode | Harriet A. de Salis
- Hyacinth (aside, Fellar talks as if the animal were a pot of mignonette).Frank Fairlegh | Frank E. Smedley
- “I expect youll enjoy being in London,” she said, slowly shredding the flowers from a spray of wild mignonette.Plashers Mead | Compton Mackenzie
Origin of mignonette1From French, dating back to 1690–1700; see origin at
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Need even more definitions? Subscribe to America’s largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! The meaning of MIGNONETTE is any of a genus (Reseda of the family Resedaceae, the mignonette family) of herbs; especially : a garden annual (R. odorata) bearing racemes of fragrant whitish flowers.
What is a mignonette plant?
Any of a genus ( Reseda) of plants of the mignonette family with thick stems and coarse foliage, esp. an annual plant ( R. odorata) bearing terminal spikes of small greenish, whitish, or reddish flowers. A sauce of vinegar, pepper, and minced shallots, usually served with oysters. Any of several similar plants.
What is mignonette sauce?
Mignonette sauce is a classic accompaniment to raw oysters. What is the pronunciation of mignonette? mignonette meaning: 1. a tall plant with a lot of small, sweet-smelling flowers growing together at the tops of the…. Learn more.
What is chocolate mignonette?
Bite-size morsels of dark chocolate with a thin layer of rich, intense chocolate hidden within. 24 individually wrapped mignonettes. This blend uses chocolate made in Belgium, although packaged in Poland. Sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, cocoa, soy lecithin, natural flavor, milk. Manufactured on equipment that processes tree nuts